Guides: Career Research & Resources: Are you MOTIVATED

Are you MOTIVATED

At this point in your search, you are going to be rating your companies by how motivated you are to work for them. While in the LAMP process you will do this on a gut reaction, you can later come back to these resources to help you learn more about the prospective companies.

When judging whether or not a company is for you, there are a few resources available at the McGill Library that might help you make those decisions. The following tools will show you how to research company profiles, how to find relevant new articles, and how to learn more about the working culture in a new area.

Company Profiles

Passport (Euromonitor)
Focus on companies in the consumer goods & services industries. Background, competitive environment, market shares, industry data, outlook and more. Has related company reports.

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Mergent Market Atlas
Provides annual reports on public companies. Annual reports will provide you with a detailed description of a company's activities for the given year. You will likely want to look at the annual reports for the last few years to get a sense of how the company's business has developed.

Companies in the News

Factiva
Factiva includes news articles from sources around the world. It also includes company press releases.

Working Culture in Other Countries

Information by countries and territories
Provides detailed information on travel and life in different countries and territories.

EIU - Economist Intelligence Unit
If you are interested in a broader and more detailed overview, EIU Country Reports provide analysis and forecasts of political, economic and business environments for more than 180 countries.

Additional resources

For additional databases to search, see our Company Research guide.